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Japan Monetary Base Falls in Jan. for 1st Time in 14 Months after Year-End Surge

Okinawa Gov. Urge US Congressmen to Respect Local Opposition to Base Transfer

TEPCO Seeks Rejection of Damages Suit by Former N-Accident Worker with Leukemia

Apple Regains Top Spot in Global Smartphone Shipments for 1st Time in 5 Years

UN Chief Guterres Decries Trump's Travel Ban, Demands Early Lifting

40.63 B. Yen Stolen in Special Fraud in Japan in 2016, Down 15.7% from 2015

"Shunto" Wage Talks in Japan Start with Meeting of Labor, Management Leaders

US Defense Chief Mattis to Meet Separately with Japan's Abe, Suga, Kishida Fri.

Tokyo Stocks (Morning Close): Nikkei Average 19,099.93 (-48.15)

Women's Tennis: 6th-Seeded Misaki Doi of Japan Reaches Taiwan Open Quarterfinals

US Senate OKs Exxon Mobil Ex-Chairman Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State

Ex-Tokyo Gov. Inose Unhurt in Traffic Accident on Expressway on Wednesday

Toyota Falls to 4th in New US Auto Sales for First Time in 64 Months in January

Japan, Russia to Fully Discuss Joint Activities on Disputed Islands from March

Japanese Pitcher Masahiro Tanaka, 28, Leaves for US for His 4th MLB Season

US Fed Keeps Rates Unchanged at First Policy Meeting since Trump's Inauguration

Abe, Trump May Play Golf in Florida Feb. 11 after Their Summit in Washington

Japanese Actor Shunji Fujimura Dies of Heart Failure on Jan. 25 at Age of 82

Labor, Management Remain at Odds on Overtime Issue at Japan Govt Panel Meeting

NY Stocks (Wednesday Closing): Dow 19,890.94 (+26.85); Nasdaq 5,642.65 (+27.86)

Abe Voices Eagerness to Sign Japan-Rusia World War II Peace Treaty in His Term

Tokyo Gov. Urges 2020 Olympic Golf Venue to Change Men-Only Membership Policy

Israeli Finance Min. Visits Grave of "Visas for Life" Japanese Diplomat Sugihara

Japan Needs to Boost Fiscal Stimulus to Beat Deflation: Nobel Winner Sims

Former UN Chief Ban Makes Clear He Will Run in S. Korean Presidential Election

Baseball: Japanese Pitcher-Hitter Otani Not to Throw in WBC due to Leg Injury

Tokyo Man, 19, Arrested for Slandering Schoolboy, 18, Causing Him to Kill Self

Tokyo Forex (5 P.M.): U.S. Dollar=113.56-58 Yen; Euro=1.0781-0782 Dollars

Japan Top Court Rejects Removal of Arrest Record from Internet Search Results

Some 500 Save On Convenience Stores in Japan to Be Converted to Lawson Outlets

Japan to Speed Up Refugee Screening under Authority of Local Immigration Chiefs

Niigata Gov. Takes Firsthand Look at TEPCO's Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Plant

Japan Govt Spokesman Rebuts US Pres. Trump's Criticism of Currency Devaluation

Abe Signals Intent to Present Trump with Steps to Boost Jobs, Investment in US

Spanish Soccer: Japan Midfielder Shibasaki to Join Second Division Club Tenerife

Tokyo Stocks (Closing): Nikkei Average 19,148.08 (+106.74)

US President Trump Nominates Conservative Judge Gorsuch for Supreme Court

Comfort Woman Statue to Appear in South Korean Govt-Designated School Textbook

Apple's Revenue Rise 3.3% to Record High in Oct.-Dec., First Growth in One Year

Pena Nieto's Public Support Rise to 16% after Standing Up to Trump: Mexico Paper

John Wetton, Ex-Member of UK Rock Band King Crimson, Dies at Age 67 on Tuesday

US Fed Starts 2-Day Monetary Policy Meeting; Rate Hike Likely to Be Skipped

US Democrats Boycott Senate Confirmation Hearings for Trump's 2 Cabinet Picks

Japan Pro Baseball Teams Kick Off Spring Training Camps in Miyazaki, Okinawa

Eurozone GDP Grows Real 0.5% in Oct.-Dec. thanks to ECB's Quantitative Easing

Japan Eyeing Economic Policy Package in Run-Up to Abe-Trump Summit on Feb. 10

Tokyo Stocks (Morning Close): Nikkei Average 19,040.74 (-0.60)

Travel Agency H.I.S. Suspected of Having Employees Work Illegally Long Hours

Morocco OK's as AU Member after More Than 30 Yrs of Dispute over Western Sahara

Boy Dies after Being Given Someone Else's Drug at University of Tokyo Hospital